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in what would otherwise be an unlikely pairing, president obama and governor chris christie teamed up today putting politics aside and disaster first. >> we are here for you, and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you have rebuilt. >> chris christie, a strong supporter of mitt romney, has continued to stress this is no time for something. >> we would like to argue with each other about other stuff but first, we have to argue about this. >> it was decided a presidential appearance could actually hinder recovery efforts, so hours earlier, the president stopped at fema headquarters in d.c. for a briefing. while away from the damage, in florida, mitt romney also appeared with a heavy hitter -- jeb bush. >> imagine a leader like mitt romney that will restore confidence in this country. i imagine each and every day and that is why i'm campaigning as hard as i can for the guy. >> we come together in times like this, and we want to make sure they have a speedy and quick recovery. >> but the niceties did not last for long on either
in what would otherwise be an unlikely pairing, president obama and governor chris christie teamed up today putting politics aside and disaster first. >> we are here for you, and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you have rebuilt. >> chris christie, a strong supporter of mitt romney, has continued to stress this is no time for something. >> we would like to argue with each other about other stuff but first, we have...
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president obama scheduled to jersey today and will with new jersey governor chris christie. the president also will talk folks recovering and to thank someance of the first responders. nationwide, gas prices dropped after the storm. average for a is $3.52. that is down for pennies from yesterday. 11 cents lower than a week ago. -- down 4 pennies from yesterday. get finally starting to following days of cancellations from hurricane audrey d.c. area airports philadelphiaston, flights coming in and out. is a different story. , completely under water, the runway. todayk did open with limited schedules. it is expected to get back to york by friday. amtrak trains are still not york city.o new there will be some service d.c. and new orleans and between d.c. and miami. from d.c. to chicago and vermont are cancelled today. officials continuing to assess the damage. >> tomorrow night the stars will gather in asheville for the cma awards. have the honor of carrie to the hosts, underwood and brad paisley. you are both nominated for awards. what is more nerve wracking, hosting or being u
president obama scheduled to jersey today and will with new jersey governor chris christie. the president also will talk folks recovering and to thank someance of the first responders. nationwide, gas prices dropped after the storm. average for a is $3.52. that is down for pennies from yesterday. 11 cents lower than a week ago. -- down 4 pennies from yesterday. get finally starting to following days of cancellations from hurricane audrey d.c. area airports philadelphiaston, flights coming in...
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obama got high marks for his handling of the storm in poll.test >> a great guy, very had governor whitman. -- with him. >> the next five days will be campaigning, and intense sprint to the finish line. stay with us abc 7 for the comprehensive coverage of the race for the white house. at 12:30 will talk with our "politico" about to watch for. a developing story in stafford county. manhunt underway for a man making pipe bombs and using them in a tax. lauren spierer accused of three peoplee attacks against with close ties to law- enforcement. brianne carter is live in latest on thethe search. using a pipe bombs in .ttacks >> authorities are still aggressively searching for the virginia state alert for thean they believe is armed dangerous. a multistate man want is ongoing old, nowr the 25-year- charges after out of three pipe bomb attacks. >> of violent crime like that, never had that around here. it's early tuesday morning april pipe bomb into a fredericksburg home, blowing a hole in the rules. the alleged crime spree continued in stafford where he bombed two more homes. investigators belie
obama got high marks for his handling of the storm in poll.test >> a great guy, very had governor whitman. -- with him. >> the next five days will be campaigning, and intense sprint to the finish line. stay with us abc 7 for the comprehensive coverage of the race for the white house. at 12:30 will talk with our "politico" about to watch for. a developing story in stafford county. manhunt underway for a man making pipe bombs and using them in a tax. lauren spierer accused...
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so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> the heaviest rains are now and will be with us through midnight. wjla.com will give you more information until we come back on the air. >> we will return at 7:00 with more hurricane coverage. teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine.
so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> the heaviest rains are now and will be with us through midnight. wjla.com will give you more information until we come back on the air. >> we will return at 7:00 with more hurricane coverage. teacher: this is west virginia,...
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not only did president obama tour the storm damage with new jersey governor chris christie. he also seemed to make a new republican best friend. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our state. >> reporter: the president returned the favor. >> i have to say that governor christie throughout this process has been responsive. he's been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm. >> reporter: cooperation on disaster relief works. it also plays well politically. in the latest abc news/"washington post" poll, 78% of likely voters said the president has done a good or excellent job handling the storm. in the wake of the storm, romney struck a more positive tone, campaigning in florida. but not directly criticizing the president. >> good democrats love america just like good republicans love america. >> reporter: his daughter dressed as datety perry. and one of his boys as the grim reaper. the abc news/"washington post" poll shows the race is tied nationally. 49% for
not only did president obama tour the storm damage with new jersey governor chris christie. he also seemed to make a new republican best friend. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our state. >> reporter: the president returned the favor. >> i have to say that governor christie throughout this process has been responsive. he's been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this...
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so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so togr,her, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. ♪ >>> this morning, the halloween superstorm. an historic force of nature. three storm systems colliding in one. 50 million people in its path. facing for storm surge up to 11 feet high. homes already destroyed. hundreds of thousands more in danger. thousands of flights canceled. transit systems shutdown. and a mad dash to stock up before the storm hits. this morning, what you need to know to keep your family safe. sam and the team are live in the storm zone with the very latest. "good morning america's" special coverage starts right now. >>> and you are looking at live pictures from the east coast. all eyes right now on the tide. here are the possible worst case scenario. the mid-atlantic region in the path of the most dangerous part of the storm right now. with winds, high winds, water piling up and a full moon all comi
so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so togr,her, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. ♪ >>> this morning, the halloween superstorm. an historic force of nature. three storm systems colliding in one. 50 million people in its path. facing for storm surge up to 11 feet high. homes already destroyed. hundreds of thousands...
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so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. . >>> the storm is passed, but the work is beginning in the wake of hurricane sandy. the damage widespread, it could be a long time before there is real normalcy. the politicians and volunteers are looking to help them get back on their feet. the larger communities are banning together and smaller communities are left waiting for help. craig bosswell is live outside now. i would i margin that is one of the bigger cities getting more attention? -- i would imagine that is one of the bigger cities getting more attention? >> reporter: that's right. moments ago, they reopened, finally, the roads in and out of atlantic city are reopened. here on the island, too and you will probably see cars new driving up and down the road. people are finally getting in to see what remains and what happened to their home. >> i don't ever think i
so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. . >>> the storm is passed, but the work is beginning in the wake of hurricane sandy. the damage widespread, it could be a long time before there is real normalcy. the politicians and volunteers are looking to help them get back on their...
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president obama visits new jersey touring the devastated shore region with governor chris christie. the scenes and pictures are chilling and it's like this along the shorelines. the amusements of the jersey shore are down the list of casualties: homes, boats, businesses and lives were lost to the storm. >> the destruction is so totaled in so many places that it's a different experience than we have scene before. >> reporter: residents can't believe that part of their legendary boardwalk is now gone. meanwhile, in neighboring new york, the hustle and bustle of the big apple is slowly coming back after sandy brought the metropolitan hub to a halt. governor cuomo announcing limited train services would start up a day after the city buses were on the road. >> there will be more service literally on a day-by-day basis as the mta is working through this. >> reporter: areas of lower manhattan are flooded with corosive sea water. as people assess the damage in the queen's neighborhood where more than 100 homes were destroyed by a massive fire during the storm. because of the downed power li
president obama visits new jersey touring the devastated shore region with governor chris christie. the scenes and pictures are chilling and it's like this along the shorelines. the amusements of the jersey shore are down the list of casualties: homes, boats, businesses and lives were lost to the storm. >> the destruction is so totaled in so many places that it's a different experience than we have scene before. >> reporter: residents can't believe that part of their legendary...
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president obama and governor chris christie toured some of the hardest hit areas. >> our hearts go out to the families who have lost loved ones. it is true that because of some good preparation, the loss of life was kept lower than it might have been but for those individual families, obviously, their world has been torn apart. >> new york city was also hit hard. a police helicopter made more air rescues. the subway system is expected to reopen with limited service today. and jfk and newark airports are back hope with limited service. la guardia could follow suit sometime today. we'll all have a live update from new jersey in our next hour. >>> frederick county, maryland was one of the hardest hit areas by superstorm sandy in our area. sky fox flew over that area near the monocacy river yesterday. you can see flooded homes and roads from this vantage point. official tell us the water level at the river has receded and there is no major flooding. >>> the anne arundel county fire department is investigating the death of a contractor who was killed when a tree fell on him. it happened on
president obama and governor chris christie toured some of the hardest hit areas. >> our hearts go out to the families who have lost loved ones. it is true that because of some good preparation, the loss of life was kept lower than it might have been but for those individual families, obviously, their world has been torn apart. >> new york city was also hit hard. a police helicopter made more air rescues. the subway system is expected to reopen with limited service today. and jfk...
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chris christie is being governor as president obama is being president in chief, not a campaigner. there's no margin for christie to play party politics. he needs to get the job done as governor because as steve says, his job will be judged by how he handle this is hurricane. >> steve, how do you think the romney camp views this, who does need this and some other margins between now and next tuesday? >> no, they're at cross-purposes here. christie is about -- right now he's imperative to appeal to blue state voters and the romney imperative is to sort of make obama look bad and win over swing state voters. it's another example. we've seen it a few times this year with christie actually, the same dynamic. i can think back earlier when romney was trying to stone wall on taxes, and christie was put on national television and christie quickly realized he doesn't want to be making excuses for mitt romney not releasing his taxes. it's going to go over horribly in new jersey. doesn't look good, period. it was christie much all people who said, you know what, mitt romney should release his
chris christie is being governor as president obama is being president in chief, not a campaigner. there's no margin for christie to play party politics. he needs to get the job done as governor because as steve says, his job will be judged by how he handle this is hurricane. >> steve, how do you think the romney camp views this, who does need this and some other margins between now and next tuesday? >> no, they're at cross-purposes here. christie is about -- right now he's...
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we've seen governor kristy, and president obama having this bromance talking about issues. it's importantbecause of one of mitt romney's powerful closing arguments is he can bridge the partisan divide. you see in the imagery between the president and governor they are working in a bipartisan way. they don't have to tell it. they show it. that potentially is a very strong momentum builder for the president into next tuesday. we're going to talk about the impact of sandy, then about other things. for example, governor romney has a provocative ad in ohio. some think he's taking a huge risk. we're going to see if that has impact. look at their closing arguments today. and the class is going to decide on electoral college map. >> how accurate have you been in the past? >> the class was very good four years ago. they beat me. >> do they all get a's? don't answer that. >> on their prediction. >> let's ask some of the young voters about some of this. what do think about the storm how the storm impacts this election? >> i don't think it really will. in new york, you might see the nu
we've seen governor kristy, and president obama having this bromance talking about issues. it's importantbecause of one of mitt romney's powerful closing arguments is he can bridge the partisan divide. you see in the imagery between the president and governor they are working in a bipartisan way. they don't have to tell it. they show it. that potentially is a very strong momentum builder for the president into next tuesday. we're going to talk about the impact of sandy, then about other things....
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. >> governor romney has been using all his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly. >> wisconsin was one considered a lock for obama but the president's appearance in green bay is telling just how close this election could be. >> i'm really moved by your welcome. >> mitt romney appeared in another key battleground state addressing a crowd of window manufacturers in virginia. >> he's been out talking about how he's going to save big bird and then playing silly word games with my last name and then -- or first and then attacking me day in and day out, attacking me doesn't make an agenda, doesn't get people back to work. >> in a last minute scramble to move undecided voters in swing states several fanned out across places like iowa, colorado and ohio. ohio continues to be ground zero for political rachers a neck and neck there could be the deciding factor. in washington, fox news. >>> all right. we still have plenty ahead, your weather, traffic and all of your top storys. >> fox 5 morning news starts now. >>> all right. good morning. ha
. >> governor romney has been using all his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly. >> wisconsin was one considered a lock for obama but the president's appearance in green bay is telling just how close this election could be. >> i'm really moved by your welcome. >> mitt romney appeared in another key battleground state addressing a crowd of window manufacturers in virginia. >> he's been out talking about how...
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and both president obama and governor romney are criscrossing battleground states in the run up to next tuesday. the president picked up an endorsement from michael bloomberg. today on the campaign trail romney starts in wisconsin. then both the president and romney make appearances in the all important toss up state of ohio. romney has two stops and the president has three. >>> also in our top stories this hour, the nationwide man hunt for a virginia man wanted for three pipe bomb attacks in staff ford county has ended in montana. lawrence stewart was captured yesterday following a brief pursuit with police. officers had to use spike strips to deflaet his tires. during the chase he threw a pipe bomb at the officers. he will be extradited back to virginia to face numerous charges. >> the district officer accused of shooting an unarmed suspect in the back will return to court today for a bond hearing. that suspect is now paralyzeed from the waist down. he was pulled over on september 6th on suspicion of driving a stolen motorcycle. he was cuffed and placed in the back of his cruiser. kyl
and both president obama and governor romney are criscrossing battleground states in the run up to next tuesday. the president picked up an endorsement from michael bloomberg. today on the campaign trail romney starts in wisconsin. then both the president and romney make appearances in the all important toss up state of ohio. romney has two stops and the president has three. >>> also in our top stories this hour, the nationwide man hunt for a virginia man wanted for three pipe bomb...
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ered her. . >>> and with president obama's cooperation, will new jersey's governor impact the election? [ minto ] you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney my name is julian bond. i know a little something about fighting for what's right and just. maryland's gay and lesbian families share the same values and they should share in the right to marry. i believe people of faith understand this isn't about any one religious belief. it's about protecting the civil right to make a lifelong commitment to the person you love. join me in supporting question 6. it's the right thing to do. what mitt ro
ered her. . >>> and with president obama's cooperation, will new jersey's governor impact the election? [ minto ] you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be...
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. >> reporter: pennsylvania is supposed to be a lock for president obama. the last time a republican won was 1988. but they elected pat toomey to the senate in 2010, elected a republican governor, 12 of the last 20 seats in the house are republican and they feel they have a shot and want to expand the electoral map with 20 electoral votes. they think they can do well in affluent suburban, philadelphia and even take a shot in allegheny county which has not gone republican since 1972 >> can't be good news for the obama campaign? >> no, it is not good news for the obama campaign. they are defending seats. all these battleground states that we are talking about, you know, he won pennsylvania by 681,000 votes, 10% points. he should be trying, the president, expanding rather than defending but all they care about is winning at least by one vote to get all the electoral votes in that state. >> in 2000, i was in florida in west palm beach watching as they counted hanging chads. won't be quite as bad this time in ohio but ohio is a mess. >> ohio, i just don't see ho
. >> reporter: pennsylvania is supposed to be a lock for president obama. the last time a republican won was 1988. but they elected pat toomey to the senate in 2010, elected a republican governor, 12 of the last 20 seats in the house are republican and they feel they have a shot and want to expand the electoral map with 20 electoral votes. they think they can do well in affluent suburban, philadelphia and even take a shot in allegheny county which has not gone republican since 1972...
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one hour ago, president obama and new jersey governor chris christie toured the devastation along the jersey shore. there, sandy destroyed the link
one hour ago, president obama and new jersey governor chris christie toured the devastation along the jersey shore. there, sandy destroyed the link
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later on today, president obama will meet with governor chris christie to tour parts of new jersey. >>> airports in the new york area are beginning to resume some nights but look at this. this is la guardia airport under water. a bird's eye view there you can see shows flooded runways. new york, of course, the main transfer hub for international flights and millions of passengers around the world are stranded. >>> sandy may have come and gone now but her impact will be felt for months. >> new fears of more flooding as another high tide is expected along the potomac river in just a few hours. melanie alnwick is live there now with an update on these flooding concerns. >> good morning. a coastal flood warning remains in effect until 2:00 p.m. friday so that means even more flooding could come, not just here to old town alexandria but to areas all along the tidal area. so we are talking about washington, d.c., georgetown waterfront and even prince george's county as well. so here in alexandria, this is something they've been through many, many times. they are used to flooding here. yeste
later on today, president obama will meet with governor chris christie to tour parts of new jersey. >>> airports in the new york area are beginning to resume some nights but look at this. this is la guardia airport under water. a bird's eye view there you can see shows flooded runways. new york, of course, the main transfer hub for international flights and millions of passengers around the world are stranded. >>> sandy may have come and gone now but her impact will be felt...
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and what the governor is offering, sure ain't change. >> president obama and governor romney trading jabs again as the race gets down to the wire. the candidates now on a mad dash around the battleground states to make their closing arguments. and in new york, chris wallace and the rest of the fox news election team are getting ready for the big night. first, it is fox news sunday and we say good morning to chris wallace. >> here i am, all by myself in the big election headquarters here in new york. but on tuesday night, it will be filled with all kinds of people, going over the numbers and trying to explain it to people. getting pretty exciting. >> chris, at this point do you think there's really anything left for the candidates to do that would change the voters' minds? >> i really don't think that's what the candidates are about now. i think it's really about turnout. if you haven't decided by this point who you're going to vote for, i think there's a good chance you're not going to vote at all. really, when as these candidates are talking themselves literally hoarse, traveling th
and what the governor is offering, sure ain't change. >> president obama and governor romney trading jabs again as the race gets down to the wire. the candidates now on a mad dash around the battleground states to make their closing arguments. and in new york, chris wallace and the rest of the fox news election team are getting ready for the big night. first, it is fox news sunday and we say good morning to chris wallace. >> here i am, all by myself in the big election headquarters...
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so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. . >>> and welcome back to fox 5 news sunday morning. of course the story on everyone's mind is sandy. gwen, you and the fox 5 weather center are going to be here throughout the storm. >> that's right. >> and the updates keep coming. >> they do keep coming. let's take a look now at radar. you'll see where the bands of rain are affecting areas of the coast. some of that heavier rainfall to the south of dc, but it gradually starts to move its way in through the course of the day and we'll really see our conditions go downhill. let's go to weather maps and take a look at a track of sandy. sandy is currently 395 miles east of charleston, south carolina, expecting to take a north, then northwesterly turn heading towards the mid-atlantic and starts to move in. we are looking at heavy rainfall that's going to be spread with this as
so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. . >>> and welcome back to fox 5 news sunday morning. of course the story on everyone's mind is sandy. gwen, you and the fox 5 weather center are going to be here throughout the storm. >> that's right. >> and the updates keep...
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president obama is coming to new jersey tomorrow to see the devastation firsthand with governor christie along with fema representatives and you know, right now, we can see pictures. we see the pictures of the iconic boardwalk. ripped up and the wood strewn across the streets. we see the downtowns of these communities inundated with sand and ocean water. and of course, we see those shots of the ferris wheel actually on these piers partially submerged in the water. it really is an appear okay apocalyptic scene on the jersey shore. obviously the cost in terms of damage in the billions and that's what fema and the president, of course, will be looking to lend a hand with tomorrow. >> jennifer: t.j., has everybody on the ground been accounted for? >> reporter: well, all i can tell you is that you know, those searches continue. many of the firefighters and the police, their own headquarters, many of them flooded. were fanned out yesterday and they were rescuing dozens of people who had to be either snatched from their rooftops or had to be pulled out of their homes. right now, they're still g
president obama is coming to new jersey tomorrow to see the devastation firsthand with governor christie along with fema representatives and you know, right now, we can see pictures. we see the pictures of the iconic boardwalk. ripped up and the wood strewn across the streets. we see the downtowns of these communities inundated with sand and ocean water. and of course, we see those shots of the ferris wheel actually on these piers partially submerged in the water. it really is an appear okay...
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the moderate pro choice governor from massachusetts, the guy who gave us the model for obama care or does he hang closely with hawks, joins with religious right. is he dr. jekyll or mr. hyde, or is he both or neither? jack kennedy once said he felt sorry for his rival richard nixon because he doesn't know who he is and each stop he has to decide which nixon he is at the moment. worse case? do you think this guy mr. romney will suddenly have the force of will to betray the right? have you seen a single case when romney's broken free from the mob that's brought him this far, a single sister soldier when he says of the trumps, sununus, neocons,
the moderate pro choice governor from massachusetts, the guy who gave us the model for obama care or does he hang closely with hawks, joins with religious right. is he dr. jekyll or mr. hyde, or is he both or neither? jack kennedy once said he felt sorry for his rival richard nixon because he doesn't know who he is and each stop he has to decide which nixon he is at the moment. worse case? do you think this guy mr. romney will suddenly have the force of will to betray the right? have you seen a...
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governor romney was in virginia yesterday and president obama will return to northern virginia tomorrow for a campaign stop. later this morning both camps will be watching the latest jobs report. if it's the last one before the election. >>> time now for the morning line. the redskins are rocking a different look this weekend. they will wear their 1937 throwback jerseys on sunday when they take on the panthers. that's not why everyone is buzzing -- that's not what everyone is buzzing...
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president obama will head to the jersey shore to tour the damage caused by governor chris christie. it comes as people are being rescued in towns still surrounded by floodwaters. brian, good morning. we're having problems with brian's audio. he is live in seaside heights. you can see devastated by sandy. the rising water leaving a path of destruction. here's brian. sorry about that. we're having technical problems. just incredible to look at the damage. the president and chris christie will be touring the damage today. >>> and air force one is in new jersey helping with a levee breach in new jersey. the breach sent four feet of water pouring into the streets. governor chris christie said the search and rescue operation saved hundreds of lives. >>> still no sign of two new york city boys swept away in sandy's waters. the 2 and 4-year-olds were rideing in a car with their mother when the storm's powerful wind and water overwhelmed staten island monday night. the two tried to escape the rising water when the two were swept away. >>> a massive fire in queens destroyed the home of a repu
president obama will head to the jersey shore to tour the damage caused by governor chris christie. it comes as people are being rescued in towns still surrounded by floodwaters. brian, good morning. we're having problems with brian's audio. he is live in seaside heights. you can see devastated by sandy. the rising water leaving a path of destruction. here's brian. sorry about that. we're having technical problems. just incredible to look at the damage. the president and chris christie will be...
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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> ocean city, maryland. you know what we need to find out is where exactly sherry lee is in ocean city. it doesn't look like -- she's at the boardwalk, obviously at a hotel shelter. doesn't look like the waves are pushing up as far up in her part of the boardwalk as we have seen pictures in the past. we know the waters are are not receding. the waves not as choppy as they have been. an alert came across from the town of ocean city on facebook. the route 90 bridge is being closed to nonemergency vehicles dow to the increasing windsnd rain. it will be closed at 5:00 p.m., which has just passed asking all citizens to go ahead and stay indoors at this hour. the last bit of news is that they're expecting about 10 inches or so of rain, 4 to 50 miles per hour gusts. they're saying it appears there's a lull in the storm, and warning folks not to take the lull as the storm being over and that perhaps it's part of the eye and the winds will pick up again. stay on your guard. >> let me ask you
i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> ocean city, maryland. you know what we need to find out is where exactly sherry lee is in ocean city. it doesn't look like -- she's at the boardwalk, obviously at a hotel shelter. doesn't look like the waves are pushing up as far up in her part of the boardwalk as we have seen pictures in the past. we know the waters are are not receding. the waves not as choppy as they have been. an alert came across from the town of ocean city on...
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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. a west virginia casino launching the biggest ad barrage ever. don't be misled. the washington post says question seven is just... common sense. it'll create 4,000 permanent jobs. and stop maryland from losing millions to other states... every year. that's why business, labor, and teachers all support... question seven. and so does the washington post. vote for question seven. it's just common sense. i'm drinkin' a dunkin' latte. i'm in love with my dunkin' latte. it is a treat. they're packed with flavor. it's my kind of latte. try the simply delicious latte everyone can enjoy. america runs on dunkin'! >>> keeping an eye on hurricane sandy right now as our area prepares for the storm's rival. conditions in ocean city, maryland continue to worsen this morning. high winds and heavy rains are causing roads to flood. route 50 bridge and 17th street south are closed this morning. police have issued a mandatory evacuation for the area. the biggest worry there is of a storm surge from the ba
i'm barack obama and i approve this message. a west virginia casino launching the biggest ad barrage ever. don't be misled. the washington post says question seven is just... common sense. it'll create 4,000 permanent jobs. and stop maryland from losing millions to other states... every year. that's why business, labor, and teachers all support... question seven. and so does the washington post. vote for question seven. it's just common sense. i'm drinkin' a dunkin' latte. i'm in love with my...
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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. colin powell: yes. when he took over we were in one of the... worst recessions we had seen in recent times... close to a depression. and i saw, over the next several years, stabilization... come back in the financial community. housing is starting to pick up. the president saved the auto industry. and the actions he's taken with respect to... protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid. and so, i think we ought to keep on the track that we are on. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. . >>> disturbing video now on youtube. it shows a site last week at centreville high school in fairfax county. the washington examiner reports the mother of one of the girls said her daughter had been billed at school for weeks and warned school officials -- bullied at school for weeks and warned officials before the fight happened. she's glad her daughter defended herself, even though she was suspended for three days for the fight. no word on what, if any punishment, was given to the
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thank you. >>> the state of florida looks like a virtual toss-up between president obama and governor romney. find out why the jewish voting block could become pivotal in that state. if you think running a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. at meineke i have options... like oil changes starting at $19.95. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> both candidates are offering their visions for america. president obama says in part, "i believe america's prosperity was built on the strength of our middle class. we don't succeed when a few at the top do well while everyone else struggles to get by. we're better off when everyone gets a
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>> reporter: both president obama and challenger mitt romney refocus now on campaigning. >> governor romney has been using all his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly. >> reporter: wisconsinwas once a state considered a lock for obama, but with polls showing a tightening race the president's appearance in green bay today is telling just how close this election could be. >> i'm really moved by your welcome. >> reporter: mitt romney appeared in another key battleground state addressing a crowd of window manufacturers in virginia. the former massachusetts governor slammed the president on private sector job creation while continuing to grow the federal government. >> he's been talking about how he's going to save big bird and then playing silly word games with my last name or first and then attacking me day in, day out. attacking me doesn't get people back to work. >> reporter: meanwhile in a last minute scramble to move undecided voters in swing states several campaign surrogates from the candidates' spouses to their vice presiden
>> reporter: both president obama and challenger mitt romney refocus now on campaigning. >> governor romney has been using all his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly. >> reporter: wisconsinwas once a state considered a lock for obama, but with polls showing a tightening race the president's appearance in green bay today is telling just how close this election could be. >> i'm really moved by your welcome. >>...
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i'm not dealing with it at the moment. >> the governor, however, did praise president obama for his handling of the storm. >>> now that sandy is gone, we want to look back and sort of reflect on what happened in this unprecedented storm. gary mcgrady and sue palka join us today. guys, we expected so much more and not that it wasn't bad in our area, but i guess a lot of people are asking why wasn't it worse? >> christie doesn't hold back, so you don't either, right? >> you know what i always think about when we talk about events that are going to happen in the future, that we set up the scenario which in my opinion with the exception of massive pepco power outages everything happened that we said. what did not happen is those power outages. so we need to be really grateful when we see what's going on in new jersey and up toward new york city, but i think you get a picture in your head of what is going to happen. it's like when you read a book and see the movie and you're like that is not aas the book. >> the flooding in new york city. >> over, my gosh and guess. what this is what we thought w
i'm not dealing with it at the moment. >> the governor, however, did praise president obama for his handling of the storm. >>> now that sandy is gone, we want to look back and sort of reflect on what happened in this unprecedented storm. gary mcgrady and sue palka join us today. guys, we expected so much more and not that it wasn't bad in our area, but i guess a lot of people are asking why wasn't it worse? >> christie doesn't hold back, so you don't either, right? >>...
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governor chris christie. it is hard to tell what caused it. i mean, gosh, just look at that. >> it was certainly fanned by the winds. >> right. >> whether they figure it out or not, either way, a lot of people will need help out there. >> yeah, it is tough. around here, today will be another day for clean-up for for people that have trees in the yard, that kind of thing. trees will gradually improve around here. i know we have trick or treating later tonight. we should be just fine. going to be a little cool out there but not dealing with a lot of wind or rain. so that is good. let's get to the radar. got a couple of light showers out there to start your day but things have been gradually improving since yesterday and much more in the way of rain yesterday. in fact, it rained for much of the day here in washington. you can see just some scattered showers out to the west, out west of hagerstown working down 81 and than a few light showers here south and west of town. can't rule out the possibility of an early
governor chris christie. it is hard to tell what caused it. i mean, gosh, just look at that. >> it was certainly fanned by the winds. >> right. >> whether they figure it out or not, either way, a lot of people will need help out there. >> yeah, it is tough. around here, today will be another day for clean-up for for people that have trees in the yard, that kind of thing. trees will gradually improve around here. i know we have trick or treating later tonight. we should...
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so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> as we enter the final weekend of the presidential race the candidates will not only be eyeing the polls, they'll be keeping a close eye on the redskins games because the redskins have historically been a reliable predictor who wins the white house. in 17 of the past 18 presidential elections, if the redskins win their final home game before voting, the incumbent party wins the white house. if the skins lose, the challenger goes on to win. the only time that did not hold true information 2004. the redskins are playing the carolina panthers who are awful, by the way, at home sunday. fox 5's lindsay murphy joins us with a preview of the game where the coach has almost been fired. the general manager is out of there. the panthers are a mess. >> you're saying it looks good for president obama? >> so say the historically spea
so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> as we enter the final weekend of the presidential race the candidates will not only be eyeing the polls, they'll be keeping a close eye on the redskins games because the redskins have historically been a reliable predictor who wins...
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president obama and new jersey governor chris christie toured some of the hardest hit areas yesterday. we'll have a live update from new jersey coming up at 5:30. >>> frederick county, maryland was one of the hardest hit areas by superstorm sandy. sky fox flew over the area near the monocacy river yesterday. you can see flooded homes and roads. this morning, officials tell fox 5 the water level at the river has receded and there is no major flooding. >>> new this morning, crews are still on the scene of this large fire in northeast. they were called to moore street near union market late last night. melanie alnwick is live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. this is still a scene here although a lot of the additional equipment has been rolled up. but firefighters are going to be here on the scene they say at least until day break. so here is what we know happened. we also have some pictures from last night to show you as well. firefighters got a call around 10:30 last night about a fire here in one of these warehouses on moore street. this is a very busy packed area with wareh
president obama and new jersey governor chris christie toured some of the hardest hit areas yesterday. we'll have a live update from new jersey coming up at 5:30. >>> frederick county, maryland was one of the hardest hit areas by superstorm sandy. sky fox flew over the area near the monocacy river yesterday. you can see flooded homes and roads. this morning, officials tell fox 5 the water level at the river has receded and there is no major flooding. >>> new this morning,...
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president obama, every single day between now and tuesday in ohio. both making closing arguments to voters. >> that's why i know what real change looks like. because i fought for it. i've got the scars to prove it. i've got gray hair to show for it. you fought for it too. and after all that we've been through together, we sure as heck can't give up now. >> look, the obama campaign is out there chanting. i drove by a group of protester, and they said four more years. we have our own chant. it's five more days, all right? >> candidates and a lot of voters anxious to end what's been a long campaign. >> indeed. tracie potts live on capitol hill. thank you. >>> 5:35 now. immigration reform one of the biggest issues this election sig sig sigle. one has not been as popular as many immigrant advocates expected. it's called deferred action and allows younger immigrants to apply for a driver's license and green card. 1.7 million people qualify, but fewer than 1 0,000 have applied. that may have to do with this election. >> there is uncertainty of what will hap
president obama, every single day between now and tuesday in ohio. both making closing arguments to voters. >> that's why i know what real change looks like. because i fought for it. i've got the scars to prove it. i've got gray hair to show for it. you fought for it too. and after all that we've been through together, we sure as heck can't give up now. >> look, the obama campaign is out there chanting. i drove by a group of protester, and they said four more years. we have our own...
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sandy. >> my message to the governors as well as to the mayors, anything they need, we will be there. we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. we want to make sure we are anticipating and leaning forward into making sure we've got the best response. >> the president issued that rn warning while touring headquarters in the district. he also freed up federal aid to help the city respond to sandy. >> the president says he does not think sandy will affect next week's election. it is, however, affecting early voting today. governor o'malley cancelled early voting today in maryland. it is supposed to run until thursday, but the governor hopes to extend that through friday to make up for today. >>> everyone across the region is bracing for the storm, but a few people are watching with caution as much as people in low lying areas. >> news 4's melissa mollet joins us live from alexandria where the water is expected to rise there. melissa, good morning to you. >> this is one of those low lying areas we always keep an eye on, whether it's a qu
sandy. >> my message to the governors as well as to the mayors, anything they need, we will be there. we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. we want to make sure we are anticipating and leaning forward into making sure we've got the best response. >> the president issued that rn warning while touring headquarters in the district. he also freed up federal aid to help the city respond to sandy. >> the president says he does...
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this morning, president obama declared a major disaster in the new york city area. at least seven subway tunnels under the river are flooded as we speak. there was an explosion at a con-ed substation. that left a quarter million people in manhattan without power. as if power outages aren't bad enough, a 13-foot surge of sea water flooded. sandy is also being blamed for a burst of snow in west virginia. >> meanwhile, right here in the area, metro says it will resume bus and train service at 2:00 this afternoon. the system will be on a sunday schedule for the rest of the day. some bus routes may be impacted because of debris or damage. there could be delays out there. metro suspects they will be back on a normal service tomorrow morning. meanwhile, we monitor the number of people in the area without power this morning. northern virginia has the most outages. almost 98,000. many virginia customers are in the dark right now. they are working to restore power to 15,000 people. in maryland, pepco is reporting more than 19,000 outages. bg & e says more than 15,000 people h
this morning, president obama declared a major disaster in the new york city area. at least seven subway tunnels under the river are flooded as we speak. there was an explosion at a con-ed substation. that left a quarter million people in manhattan without power. as if power outages aren't bad enough, a 13-foot surge of sea water flooded. sandy is also being blamed for a burst of snow in west virginia. >> meanwhile, right here in the area, metro says it will resume bus and train service...
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president obama toured parts of the shore yesterday with governor chris christie and helped residents to rebuild. danielle leigh is there with more. >> reporter: many of those popular vacation communities along the jersey shore, places like seaside heights, they are still cut off from the rest of society today. on the other side of that bridge, it is just not safe to be over there right now. along tom's river, constant reminders of damage. a boat behind me, a piece of a couch. the damage is severe. we're talking about levels homes, streets that are impassable. it was just yesterday that many people were evacuated, those who were stranded along the shore. they're really holding on to the president's promises to expedite this recovery process. they really want to get this recovery under way. for many of them, they have been without power for days now in the cold and the dark. and they are anxious. those on the mainland, they have been spending time here where i'm standing. they'll likely be back here today. they just want to get back over to the shore to see what is left of their homes,
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we pride on ocean grove. >> governor chris christie and president obama will spend the day touring damaged new jersey towns. >>> sandy is now being blamed for damaging the food supply in haiti. the country has been struggling for years with drought, now fields have been saturated and crops are destroyed. the government says it's distributing food and water to any affects residents, but supplies are very low. >>> the country's largest halloween celebration will take a year off because of sandy. new york city's greenwich village halloween parade cancelled for the first time in the parade's 39-year history. people asked to volunteer at local outreach centers to help storm victims instead. >> time for weather and traffic on the ones. tom said there is still rain lipgerring in our area. >>> just a few sprinkles in our area. you may need an umbrella. many getting back to work and school. no sprinkles right there on the mall. just up here in northwest washington, we have a view. 43 reagan national. wind out of the south around 10. occasional gusts at 15. as we look at storm team 4 radar, you can
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. we are again sitting down with former virginia governor tim kaine talking about some of the issues. five days to go. before i ask you about sequestration, no one would argue that to win this seat you have to win virginia and the hampton roads area. you are fighting for the whole state. what is the whole message for some of the virginiaians we don't talk about? >> i served statewide. it's so diverse. i have friends that are high tech execs, farmers in south side. i live in richmond where i was mayor. it's an amazing state. in this race, what surprised me is wherever i go and throughout the race, same three issues. how we're going to grow the economy. and how can we find common ground. virginiaians understand if our ideas are perfect. but democrats won't vote for our idea. congress wants to get in the way of the president. it's really about putting people in congress. who have got an inclination that says they can listen and compromise, they can disagree but maintain a relationship so y
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i'm barack obama and i approve it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. and this is maryland. teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for sch
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. >> and with one week until election day, that's right, one week, president barack obama and governor mitt romney are suspending their campaigns for today. president obama is at the white house, and is monitoring the impact and response to superstorm sandy. aide force governor mitt romney say if anything, he will take part am some sort of relief effort. the federal government is shut down again today, but the labor department says friday's big jobs report will still be released on schedule. >> hard to believe that the election is next week. >> obviously, we were all consumed with it, and in the last few day, we have been dealing with this storm. but we will be back to it i'm sure tomorrow or thursday. >> there we go. >> uh-huh. >> good morning. >> we're still not out of the woods with this. the impact of the storm is just absolutely amazing. so we are going to get right to it and let people know exactly what is going on. let's look at the infrared satellite shot of what was hurricane sandy. now it is actually about 90 miles west of philadelphia. but you know what? take a look at the w
. >> and with one week until election day, that's right, one week, president barack obama and governor mitt romney are suspending their campaigns for today. president obama is at the white house, and is monitoring the impact and response to superstorm sandy. aide force governor mitt romney say if anything, he will take part am some sort of relief effort. the federal government is shut down again today, but the labor department says friday's big jobs report will still be released on...
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. >>> president barack obama is skipping battleground states to visit victims in new jersey. the republican governor often criticizes the president but has praised his handling of sandy's aftermath. meanwhile, mitt romney will be back on the campaign trail today with stops in florida. yesterday he scheduled all events due to accept and instead, collected food and donations for storm relief in kettering, ohio. . >>> and the governor of maryland will get a first hand look at the devastation along the coast later today's. the pier in ocean city was destroyed by superstorm sandy. governor martin o'malley will visit a shelteand john the mayor to get and update on the damage. >>> residents along the potomac fear additional flooding this morning. . >> reporter: good morning, allison. we're hearing a plane over ahead, we know national airport just down the river is trying to get up to speed but officials over there are saying they are watching the potential for the potomac river to continue to rise. communities all along the potomac and look at this beautiful sunrise -- but xhunts al
. >>> president barack obama is skipping battleground states to visit victims in new jersey. the republican governor often criticizes the president but has praised his handling of sandy's aftermath. meanwhile, mitt romney will be back on the campaign trail today with stops in florida. yesterday he scheduled all events due to accept and instead, collected food and donations for storm relief in kettering, ohio. . >>> and the governor of maryland will get a first hand look at the...
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president obama, governor romney forced to cancel some events and reschedule others. we just got word that the president has cancelled a planned event in florida this morning in order to get back to washington. they were worried air force one may not be able to land in deteriorating conditions. >> we've got correspondents all up and down the east coast. let's start with al roker in point pleasant beach, new jersey. al, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, i can tell you, matt, that these dunes that i'm on were built for a storm in 1992 that had washed into the town and caused massive damage. these dunes are in damage of breaching. high tide is starting to come up over the dunes. this is a massive storm, as you mentioned, and it will get more intense. it's now over the gulf stream that's running parallel to the east coast. that is extremely warm water. we've seen pressure drops. the pressure is now down to 941 millibars, and it may strengthen even more. we expect more strengthening. take a look at a path of, first of all, sandy right now is 385 miles south southeas
president obama, governor romney forced to cancel some events and reschedule others. we just got word that the president has cancelled a planned event in florida this morning in order to get back to washington. they were worried air force one may not be able to land in deteriorating conditions. >> we've got correspondents all up and down the east coast. let's start with al roker in point pleasant beach, new jersey. al, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, i can tell you, matt,...
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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. i'm drinkin' a dunkin' latte. i'm in love with my dunkin' latte. it is a treat. they're packed with flavor. it's my kind of latte. try the simply delicious latte everyone can enjoy. america runs on dunkin'! >>> time for our facebook fan of the day. today we say good morning to william super dad hopwood. william says he watches fox 5 morning news every morning. he loves the energy of everyone involved. we love what you did on halloween. you look great. for your chance -- maybe not halloween. >> maybe it's regular daily attire. >> your chance to be monday's fan, log onto our facebook page, leave a comment under william's picture. we think all our fans are super human. >> that's how he just looks without his dress shirt and tie on. >> oh, right. i like it. >>> as we mentioned, we are obviously four days out from the presidential election. >> today we're getting a special visit from four of the nation's former chief executives in wax. sarah is here with more on that. good morning. >> good morning, allison. it's very n
i'm barack obama and i approve this message. i'm drinkin' a dunkin' latte. i'm in love with my dunkin' latte. it is a treat. they're packed with flavor. it's my kind of latte. try the simply delicious latte everyone can enjoy. america runs on dunkin'! >>> time for our facebook fan of the day. today we say good morning to william super dad hopwood. william says he watches fox 5 morning news every morning. he loves the energy of everyone involved. we love what you did on halloween. you...
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. >>> four days to go, president obama arrives in ohio overnight and governor romney heads there as well as both camps brace for this morning's all-important jobs report and the impact of sandy looms large over election day. >>> and walk this way. new yorkers in need of a lift are about to get one on our plaza. the countdown has begun for aerosmith's first ever morning show concert today, friday, november 2nd, 2012. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. this has been a hard week around here, but it's nice to have something to smile about this morning. aerosmith here on the plaza. >> a confession, i walked outside a second ago as they were rehearsing to see steve tyler behind a microphotograph and joe perry walking up and down the stage. this is just a destruction. the death toll from sandy has risen to more than 90 people. there's a lot of talk about the situation in new york's staten isl
. >>> four days to go, president obama arrives in ohio overnight and governor romney heads there as well as both camps brace for this morning's all-important jobs report and the impact of sandy looms large over election day. >>> and walk this way. new yorkers in need of a lift are about to get one on our plaza. the countdown has begun for aerosmith's first ever morning show concert today, friday, november 2nd, 2012. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with...
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at the flood-ravaged jersey shore, president obama came to meet with new jersey's governor wednesday and personally assessed the damage. >> we are here for you. and we will not forget, we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> reporter: at shore communities, the beach now buries homes and businesses. sand plowed from the strts like snow in a blizzard. >> you couldn't see anything. because the sand was so intense. >> in new york city, a dramatic division. >> there'so light, no power, no nothing. >> reporter: a huge chunk of downtown manhattan struggling without power. >> it's sort of like the city has been in some ways cut in half around 40th or 42nd street. >> reporter: schools remain shut, but much of the city is finally coming to life. mayor bloomberg helped reopen the stock exchange thanks to generator power. limited subway service resumes today, but mass transit is a disaster. many have to get around either on foot or on wheels. the gridlock is now extreme and car pooling is a must. >> from 6:00 a.m. till midnight, if you're c
at the flood-ravaged jersey shore, president obama came to meet with new jersey's governor wednesday and personally assessed the damage. >> we are here for you. and we will not forget, we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> reporter: at shore communities, the beach now buries homes and businesses. sand plowed from the strts like snow in a blizzard. >> you couldn't see anything. because the sand was so intense. >>...
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president obama will visit the jersey shore later today. governor christie will tour him around to see the damage along this battered coastline, but, of course, it's not just new jersey. this entire region took a nasty hit. unimaginable devastation and staggering scenes of damage stretching all across the northeast as families try to recover from sandy's unforgiving wrath. >> i'm floored by what happened. >> reporter: neighborhoods are ravaged. cars and home swallowed by water. >> it was unbelievable. i never saw anything like that in my life. >> shredded debris and trees ripped from the ground, knocking down power lines and leaving an open wound of heartbreak up and down the coast. >> it was the scariest thing i've ever seen. >> reporter: across 15 states millions have been left without power. new jersey, the state where sandy came ashore, was hardest hit. in seaside heights, the boardwalk's been ripped apart. the amusement park there before and after the storm. the roller coaster now in the atlantic ocean. the ocean swept so far onshore e
president obama will visit the jersey shore later today. governor christie will tour him around to see the damage along this battered coastline, but, of course, it's not just new jersey. this entire region took a nasty hit. unimaginable devastation and staggering scenes of damage stretching all across the northeast as families try to recover from sandy's unforgiving wrath. >> i'm floored by what happened. >> reporter: neighborhoods are ravaged. cars and home swallowed by water....